Hobbsy

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Pete,one beauty of the full synthetic is that two shots of Windex and two paper towel swipes gets the plane fairly clean.

Jim, you be real careful with that 1.15, an engine with 100 hp might upset your stand

PS, I mentioned that the 120 R-3 gained 001" on the rocker arm lash when hot, when cooled it went back to my 1st setting.

Jesse Open

Is that the later or early version of the T'Craft?

the Wasp

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sorry for the edit here, I didn't realize that the 57FG was a twin

Jim

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Pete, I don't know what prop I will be using, I will have to brake her in,, it's a .60 size plane with a 60 inch span, that I will be putting an engine in it that is almost twice the size that is called for it.. I would like to try a 13X10 or 13X11/12.. but I have been in the hobby long enough to know that these engines run better with longer props because longer props produce more "flywheel" effect/more momentum,, so a 14X8/9 may be the cats tail, wow, a 14" prop on a 60" span plane, I have not seen that before, it just may cut grass on the landing,

I promos, there won't be Heli parts near this engine !! but I do still have 3 gallons of 30% Heli fuel, no-no that will be used in my smaller P-40 with the OS 50 Hyper Heli engine,,,

BTW,, Dave, I found-out that the OS 50SX uses the same Piston and Liner as the 50 Hyper engine, yet the Hyper has a larger Carb and of course it has the larger heat sink head.. as for braking in the 1.15, I will make sure I don't stand in front of it or beside it, I once had a 3W 20X8 bite my finger, 7 stitches and I felt lucky, I won't let that happen again !

Jim
be careful, she'll bite, props don't care about you, or me, I learned that

Hobbsy

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My 1.15 made some black streaks when first started, it had cosmoline or similar in crankcase.

Rudolph Hart

Bought the first hanger nine taylorcraft available here some years back.Far as i know they stopped production a long time back or maybe they just supplied them as a rtf package with a two stroke gas engine (yew) not sure.Do you have one?

Dave i'll always have to have 3% castor in my fuel.

Jim since we are both talking about the same engine (fa115) you know i run mine in a 55"ws midget mustang which is recommended for a 60 two stroke.It flies at scale speeds and then some with a mas 15x8,it's a low wing tail dragger with no prop clearance issues,you would have to tip the nose over quite far for a prop strike which i did on the test flight by throttling up to soon on the take off run.Prop was a mas 15x8 which got a half inch ground off the white tips on take off but still flew well.So you should do well with up to a 15" prop on your larger plane.I've also flown the midget with an apc 14x10 and a mas s2 14x10,both pattern style props.It went like a bat the boys could'nt believe it.If your plane is slippery you should get a sonic boom off the prop tips of the mas 15x8 in a moderate dive.

Rudolph Hart

This would be the perfect REAL truck to haul your keleo equipped saito triples


She's a beauty eh?

Hobbsy

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That's quite a rig, I wonder what brand that truck used to be. If I ever have a problem running without castor I'll sound off loud and clear, saying, Y'all were right, but so far even the OS LA's thrive on it. And, whispering, my Fox .25.

PS, I sent the money to New Zealand Aero Products for the Pawnee plans, lets keep our fingers crossed.

FlyerInOKC

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Here you go. In this picture its on display at a Civil Air Patrol meeting (No. 3 son is an adult leader and former cadet) when I gave a talk. Some moron forgot the wing bolts and screws for the cowling at home. (You can finger which numbskull did that) I laid out a few partial projects, kits every engine prop, field box, and old magazine I had. I spoke for 15 minutes and then let the kids play with everything. Nothing was damaged or loss in their handling. Great bunch of kids. The magazines went home with the kids. The presented me a CAP challenge coin with their unit on the back as a thank you. Totally worth it!

Jesse Open

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Mike you must have given a riveting presentation...not a mobile phone in sight,thats a real rarity nowadays.

Gary can you post a pic of the ikon taylorcraft? it sounds nice what engine will you fit to it,and have you heard from jim yet? he's been real quiet since he got your fa115 and just remember you sent it to him and no one else is to blame ok?

Hobbsy

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Pete, that engine probably turns opposite an automotive engine, how did he deal with that. Thanks

Jesse Open

Rudolph Hart

It's an aircraft themed 39 plymouth pick up built by gary corns and uses a fifties c195 cessna radial,pretty neat and sounds awesome.If you google 'radial powered truck' the video comes up straightaway.Then maybe you or gary could say how the driveline is layed out,auto or manual?

Rudolph Hart

Thanks for the ikon taylorcraft pic gary i had'nt seen one before and the 1.00td or 1.30td should fly it well.Here's a couple of pics of a h9 taylorcraft similar to mine and a hint as to where your new saito fa182td might end up? that engine flys them very well.

Jesse Open

avery93

Does anyone have experience with a Saito 2.20 on a Hanger 9 Ultra Stick 30cc? My big Saito needs a home and I'm considering this plane. If you have experience with this combo, please let me know how it went.

Hobbsy

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https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXRF50&P=ML
I have experience with the 2.20 but not the plane, it should be a great combination.

The 2.20 with an 18 x 8, 20 x 6 or 18 x 6 three blade would be about perfect.

Jesse Open

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https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...+powered+truck

the Wasp

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Pete, thanks for the concern my friend, we had family come yesterday, my son and daughter in-law, and then my self appointed sister, they left late last night, we had good times, so I got on line last night for only about an hour, then went and watched Live PD with the wife..

for some bad OS info> according to the numbers I found my OS .61FX weighs .11 of an OZ more than the Saito 115 (both engines with mufflers), (OS 61FX: 23.60oz w/muffler) ( Saito 115: 23.49 oz w/muffler) wow the OS 61FX is actually heavier.. I don't know>, maybe OS made it heavy so it would be less likely to brake when it hits the ground LOL, and it hit the ground a lot and never broke !!, it was my first plane engine, and it may be the last OS plane engine I will buy,, those weights make me excited about getting the Mustang together !! I can hear it now, zooming by

the light Saito 1.15 Specs,,,
https://www.horizonhobby.com/product...%3A-al-saie115

the heavy OS 61FX Specs,,
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...IaAk9IEALw_wcB

Jim
yee-up, it just go's to show, some times you know better, and some times you don't

the Wasp

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Gary, I will try to get a photo of the 115 tomorrow, but it won't be in the plane, the P-40 with the OS 50 should be ready to fly this weekend, so I will get to work on the Mustang next Monday

thanks !!!!
Jim

the Wasp

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I love Saitos, but check out these

edited,,

what a mess




the Wasp>>>

Hobbsy

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I am receiving two 12 x 6 Graupner props in a couple of days, I will do a Saito 56 vs OS 56 Alpha comparo, DMRC is going to video the same comparo.

Rudolph Hart

Jim i like the vid of the truck being driven at night past the huge wreckers yard,do i wish it had a set of stubby pipes on it.

You won't regret buying the h9 taylorcraft,very predictable and just as nice inverted at slow speeds.I like the super chipmunk but the original chippie looks more graceful to me,and fancy having a saito 200ti for it,your blessed.Ive also flown a taylorcraft with a saito fa125 fitted,which flies it scale re loops etc,the fa182td obviously does a lot better than that.No tail weights needed.